Today we are speaking with Gunther Weil. Gunther has known some of the 20th century’s most interesting psychologists including Carl Rogers, Abraham Maslow, Gordon Allport, Timothy Leary and Henry Murray as well as such names as Tony Robbins and Eckhart Tolle. We talk about them, his journey in and out of the psychedelic world, and his later work with Jay Hughes and John A Warnick at the Purposeful Planning Institute, where he was their longtime Dean of Values. Gunther is a deeply thoughtful guest and his reflections on life, values, transcendence, grace and his own experiences of the various insightful communities he was involved in over the years. Gunther M. Weil, Ph.D. is the founder and CEO of Value Mentors. He is an organizational consultant, family advisor, executive coach, educator, and psychologist. For the past 35 years, he has provided wise guidance to senior executives, family businesses, and for-profit and non-profit organizations in the areas of values-based leadership and organizational culture, innovation, team building, strategic planning, conflict resolution, and executive wellness. Weil earned his doctorate from Harvard University in 1965 and served as a Fulbright Scholar in Oslo, Norway. His early professional mentors included Carl Rogers, the creator of Client-Centered Psychotherapy, Arne Naess, the founder of Deep Ecology, and Abraham Maslow, the father of Humanistic Psychology. He is also a 40-year practitioner of Tai Chi Chuan and Master Instructor of Qi Gong. NOTE: This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Anything said by the guests or host should not be construed as legal or investment advice. Thanks for listening. WEBSITE: ValueMentors: https://valuementors.com Names and Concepts Mentioned in the Podcast: Gordon Allport: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Allport Willem Nyland: https://www.gurdjieff.org/nyland.htm Ralph Metzner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Metzner George Kelly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Kelly_(psychologist) Frank X. Baron: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Barron_(psychologist) Milton Erickson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_H._Erickson Arne Ness: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arne_Næss George Gurdjieff: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gurdjieff PPI/John A Warnick: https://purposefulplanninginstitute.com/john-a-warnick/ Jay Hughes: https://jehjf.org David McClelland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_McClelland Henry Murray: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Murray Milton Rokeach: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Rokeach Carl Rogers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Rogers Abraham Maslow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Maslow Eckhart Tolle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eckhart_Tolle Jacob Needleman The American Soul: http://www.jacobneedleman.com/the-american-soul TAT - Thematic Aptitude Test: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thematic_apperception_test NLP Neurolinguistic Programming: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuro-linguistic_programming Concord Prison Project: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concord_Prison_Experiment Good Friday Experiment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_Chapel_Experiment Walter Pahnke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Pahnke Harry Harlow Attachment in Chimps: https://www.simplypsychology.org/harlow-monkey.html Konrad Lorenz Imprinting: https://www.simplypsychology.org/konrad-lorenz.html Joe Reilly is a family office consultant, and the host of the Private Capital Podcast as well as the Inheritance Podcast. FOLLOW JOE: https://twitter.com/joereillyjr WEBSITE: https://www.circulus.co/ PRIVATE CAPITAL PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-capital/id1644526501 Thanks for listening. If you like the podcast, please share it with your friends and take a minute to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. We appreciate it. ©2023 Joe Reilly
